He shall enter into peace

The believer in life, death, and eternity

Taking them together, the words of the text will lead us to contemplate the child of God--

I. IN THE STRENGTH AND VIGOUR OF LIFE.

II. IN THE SUFFERING AND THE ARTICLE OF DEATH.

III. IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISSOLUTION, AS THEY AFFECT BOTH BODY AND SOUL. (J. Haslegrave, M. A.)

A glimmering of New Testament consolation

Here is a glimmering of the consolation in the New Testament, that the death of the righteous man is better than the present life, because it is the entrance into peace. (F. Delitzsch, D. D.)

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